Coach Howard Schnellenberger took a look at the clock in the closing moments of the 1994 U of L-UK game, in which the Wildcats won 20-14. It marked the first times the teams had played in 70 years.

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Jonathan Lintner
jlintner@courier-journal.com

Even after all these years, Howard Schnellenberger views changes in college football through a single prism.

The former University of Louisville football coach - famous for his "collision course" quote regarding U of L and a national title - had a simple take on news that the Cardinals will play rival Kentucky in the last game of the regular season starting in 2014.

"That will make it hard to win a national championship," Schnellenberger said Thursday in an interview aired on WKRD AM-790. . "It could knock you out of a chance to play for the national championship or to get into the playoff system ...